Saturday wildland fire on county supervisor’s property contained
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters on Saturday contained a fire that started on a county supervisor’s property.
The fire in the area of 9100 Bottle Rock Road at Cole Creek Road in Kelseyville was first dispatched just before 11:50 a.m. Saturday, according to radio traffic.
Supervisor Rob Brown confirmed to Lake County News that the fire occurred on land he owns, which he’s been leasing for some time to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for the processing of trees and vegetation that the company is continuing to remove from the Valley fire area.
A Cal Fire engine that arrived just before noon found a log pile that was estimated to be 100 feet long and 12 feet high fully involved and a threat to the wildland. There were multiple spot fires.
Among the air and land resources responding was Copter 901, which dipped its water bucket into a pond at nearby Beckstoffer Vineyard so that it could conduct drops on the fire.
The copter’s pilot estimated the fire was about half an acre upon arriving at the scene.
Firefighters were able to make quick progress on the fire, getting line around it and containing it, based on radio reports.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m., incident command reported the fire’s final size at 1.3 acres.
Brown said that PG&E has taken every precaution to avoid wildland fire at the site.
He said the company has completed clearing 1,000 feet of defensible space and the contractor working for PG&E has a water truck on scene at all times.
Officials have so far not reported on the fire’s cause.
In April 2014, Brown had a contractor conducting a control burn on his property when the wind shifted and drove it onto a neighbor’s property. That fire burned close to 10 acres and destroyed a structure.
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